Your Library as an Unique Venue for Events & Meetings! Bob Pacanovsky

Do you consider your Library… A place to hold meetings? A place to hold community functions? A place to hold seminars? A place to hold corporate events? Property of The Vation Group

You have an UNIQUE VENUE! What is an Unique Venue? A venue that is someplace different to hold an event, meeting, etc. Not a banquet hall, hotel or country club Property of The Vation Group

Two kinds of events Library sponsored Corporate/Community

Do you have an “Unique Venue?” Open – before & after your regular hours Getting requests? A need for event space? You have the space to hold events? Staff for this? What is your food/beverage policy?

Leadership & Career Development Series It is wonderful for your library to be a community space that sponsors events that are free… but only during hours that you are OPEN! You can make as an unique venue Property of The Vation Group

How can you attract business?

Make sure you “Look” the part…

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Grow your revenue Start with making it known that you are open for events on 1 or 2 nights of the week Be creative! The Vation Group ©

Thursday- Good portion of business events happen here. Why? … Saturday- For Non-Profit events- have a “special rate” for them

Grow – by sharing and partnering!

Cost Effective & FREE!

Use your channels to get the message out- especially after an event or meeting! Take pictures of these events (with client permission) Hire someone to do it (or take video) Post, Tweet, Share,

Promote you on their sites Try to bring business to you Sign a contract Promote you on their sites Try to bring business to you Pay you? Let me explain Property of The Vation Group

I didn’t realize I could hold an event at your library! Tell me more!

What are the questions to ask?

What time do you need the space? Will you need food and beverage? When is the function? And what time? How many people are you expecting? Do you have a budget for the event? What time do you need the space? Will you need food and beverage?

Get my FREE Report- 5 Things you can do to make your Library better for events and meetings With this Special Code Lib- Venue Bob@TheVationGroup.com Property of The Vation Group

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